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Mildred N. Atkisson

Mildred N. Atkisson, 97, died July 2, 2013, in Denver. She was born March 18, 1916, in Madison County, Ark., to Fred D. and Allie (Dyer) Watson.

Mildred’s family moved to nearby Springdale, Ark., where she graduated from Springdale High School in 1933. She met William “Bill” Atkisson in junior high school, and they married March 19, 1938. Mrs. and Mr. Atkisson lived in Oxnard, Calif., for three years, where their daughter was born. In 1941, they moved to Greeley. She was a homemaker and worked briefly as a bookkeeper.

Mrs. Atkisson was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. She was an active member in the Greeley church. She enjoyed playing bridge, gardening and was a member of the Weld County Democrats. Mrs. Atkisson moved to Denver to be near her daughter in 2009. She will be remembered by family and friends for her wit and kindness.

Mrs. Atkisson was preceded in death by her husband, three siblings and her parents.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First Methodist Church of Greeley in the Chapel, with interment at Linn Grove Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to First Methodist Church Greeley or Greeley Area Habitat for Humanity in care of Allnutt, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631. Friends may view the online obituary and send condolences at www.allnutt.com.

Jesus Camacho

Oct. 7, 1975-July 6, 2013

Age: 37

Residence: Evans

Jesus Camacho, 37, died July 6, 2013. He was born Oct. 7, 1975, to Paul and Pat Quinonez in Texas.

Services include viewing from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at Northern Colorado Crematory, memorial service at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 11, at Mosaic Church, and a reception from 1-3 p.m. at Church of God of Prophecy.

Delores Elvira Davison

Delores Elvira Davison, 83, of Sterling, died Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Sterling Living Center. She was born on March 31, 1930, in Sterling to Warren James and Marion Edyth (Stillman) Dickson.

Delores graduated from Sterling High School and Northeastern Junior College in Sterling. On Oct. 8, 1950, she married Lester A. Davison. They later divorced. She was a member of the Rainbow Girls in Sterling and Job’s Daughters. She also volunteered at Colorado Rural Legal Services.

Delores is survived by her daughter, Colleen Brigham (Matt) of Greeley; four grandchildren, John Parker of Louisville, Ky., Nikki Brigham of Evans, Christen Williams (Ryan) of Superior, Colo., and Norman J.B. (Kristina) Brigham of Greeley; one great-grandson; three great-granddaughters; cousins, Donny and Blanche Thompson of Sterling; niece, Sandra Falkner and nephew, Robert Dickson.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Warren Dickson.

Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Stoddard Funeral Home. Graveside service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Ray Bronson Knapp

Dec. 25, 1928-July 4, 2013

Age: 84

Residence: Greeley

Ray Bronson Knapp was born in Van Nuys, Calif., to Clark and Verna Mae Knapp on Christmas Day 1928.

Ray and his family moved to Grants Pass, Ore., in 1940, where his father had bought a farm on the Applegate River. During his teenage years, he learned to hunt, fish, cross-country ski and swim. He also helped his parents farm and tended the livestock. He became interested in politics at a fairly young age, and became president of his senior class in 1947.

Ray’s father Clark passed away when Ray was only 17 years old. But Ray wanted to pursue his interest in politics and enrolled at the University of Oregon in 1950. Ray attended for one year and left school to help his mother with the family farm.

After a year or so, the decision was made to sell the family farm. Ray decided to continue pursuing his education, and he moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA. During that time, Ray had various jobs to put himself through college, but one of his favorite jobs was as an ocean lifeguard for the city of Los Angeles. Incidentally, he met his future wife, Lorene Isom, on the beach in Marina Del Ray in 1953. Ray and Lorene started dating, and they were both trailblazers. Ray was Caucasian and Lorene was African-American or what was called Negro back in the ‘50s. Ray and Lorene dated for six years, during which time Lorene taught kindergarten for the L.A. Unified School District and Ray continued his studies.

On Feb. 17, 1959, Ray and Lorene were married in Los Angeles, and, shortly thereafter, Ray and Lorene took a six-month honeymoon in Europe. Ray and Lorene loved to travel around the world. In 1966, Ray completed his dissertation at USC for his Ph.D. in political science. Later that same year, Ray got a new job as an associate professor at UNC in Greeley, where he taught for 18 years, before taking early retirement.

Ray and Lorene have two sons, Kylan and Vance. Ray and Lorene always stressed the importance of education and rigorous discussion to their sons, who both have graduate degrees. In retirement, he wrote a fiction novel, “Applegate” and several short stories. He was also a guest columnist for The Tribune.

Ray loved to travel around the world and could speak five different languages. He enjoyed fiction writing, painting, photography and tending to his garden. He also continued swimming, biking and walking his beloved dog with Lorene on a daily basis. Charity was also very important to Ray. His favorite charity was Oxfam International, an organization dedicated to helping impoverished African communities become self-sufficient.

Ray is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Lorene; and his sons, Kylan V. Knapp and Vance O. Knapp.

A celebration of life service will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the Columbine Room in the UC Center at UNC, 2045 10th Ave., Greeley, CO 80639.

Emma A. Troudt

Feb. 11, 1917-July 8, 2013

Age: 96

Residence: Greeley

Emma A. Troudt, 96, of Greeley, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at North Colorado Medical Center, following a brief illness. A first generation American, Emma was the seventh child of 11, born to German-from-Russia immigrant parents, Fred and Anna (Schmidt) Gorr, on Feb. 11, 1917, in Gaylord, Minn.

Emma was the wife of Albert Troudt, and the mother of four sons, Marvin, Tommy, Roger, and Calvin.

As a young girl, she moved with her family to Scottsbluff, Neb., where she attended school and church. She was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church. She met her husband, Albert, on the school bus and they were married Dec. 19, 1933, in Harrisburg, Neb. They farmed northeast of Scottsbluff, until they moved to Colorado in 1945. They farmed in the Wiggins, Gill and Ault communities, where they raised corn, pinto beans, sugar beets and hay. They also raised cattle. Emma was an ever-present farm wife, doing chores, raising chickens, driving tractors and trucks. She would often be in the corral when cattle were being sorted for sale.

In 1978, the Troudts retired from farming and moved to her present home in Greeley. From there they ran a seed-and-feed business for nine years. Emma was always the family accountant.

During her lifetime, she was an accomplished cook with a steady supply of homemade noodles, butterballs, and coffee cakes. She very much enjoyed various community clubs, playing cards, shopping and polka dancing. She was proud of her 67-year membership at St. Paul’s Congregational Church. She was active in the Ladies Aid Organization, and enjoyed times serving members of the church.

Emma is survived by her son, Marvin and wife, Joanne of Fort Morgan; her grandchildren, Roxanne Troudt of Greeley, Sandy Troudt and Nanci Hopper of Keller, Texas, Colleen and David Miller of Colorado Springs, Mark and Debbie Troudt of Broomfield and Lou Ann Lebofsky of Denver; her great-grandchildren, Laurel and Brian Stone, Denver; Patrick Miller, Frisco; Kellen Miller, Fort Collins, and Danielle Troudt and Kyle Troudt of Broomfield. Other survivors include her sister, Lillian Blehm of Mitchell, Neb.; brother, Reuben Gorr of Minatare, Neb.; brother-in-law Clarence Troudt; and sisters-in-law Margie Brown of Greeley, Mildred Dyer of Ault, and Helen Gorr of Torrington, Wyo.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sons, Tommy, Roger, and Calvin; and granddaughter, Stephanie. Others preceding her in death were her brothers, Sam, David, Richard, Fred Jr., Walter and an infant brother; and sisters, Mary Heigel and Emily Hardin.

Funeral services to celebrate Emma’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at St. Paul’s Congregational Church, 1525 43rd Ave., in Greeley. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday, with interment at Linn Grove Cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be made to St. Paul’s Congregational Church or the charity of your choice, in care of Moser Funeral Service, 3501 S. 11th Ave., Evans, CO, 80620.